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August 30, 2011  6:12 PM

HP PCs are dead, long live HP PCs!



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IBM, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Lenovo, Leo Apotheker, PCs, Personal Systems Group, ThinkPads

Talk about mixed messages. First Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker says the company might spin off or sell off its huge PC business and kill off its new TouchPads. Then a cadre...

August 22, 2011  4:28 PM

HP reverbs continue to roil partners, Wall Street



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Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Leo Apotheker, Mark Hurd, Oracle, PSG, TouchPad, WebOS

Hewlett-Packard PR would really, really like to talk to reporters about its VMworld news next week. But I'm guessing there aren't many takers given recent HP bombshells. Last...


August 18, 2011  7:37 PM

HP to dump WebOS TouchPads, phones



Posted by: badarrow
Autonomy, Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Leo Apotheker, Mark Hurd, PCs, PSG, ThinkPads

In a shocking move, Hewlett-Packard will deep-six its nascent WebOS TouchPad and phone efforts. You know, all the "hot" new products it touted at its annual


July 29, 2011  12:43 PM

Oracle to HP: Leave Adrian Jones alone



Posted by: badarrow
Adrian Jones, Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Larry Ellison, Leo Apotheker, Mark Hurd, Oracle, Ray Lane

Oracle is demanding that Hewlett-Packard drop its trade-secret-theft suit against Adrian Jones. Jones, a former channel chief and sales...

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June 16, 2011  2:45 PM

Oracle-HP slap fight continues



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Itanium, Larry Ellison, Leo Apotheker, Mark Hurd, Oracle

It would be sad if it weren't so entertaining: The HP-versus-Oracle spat ratcheted up again this week with Hewlett-Packard suing Oracle. Again.


June 14, 2011  1:29 PM

HP shakeup: Livermore kicked upstairs



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Dave Donatelli, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Leo Apotheker, Todd Bradley

Ann Livermore, the respected Hewlett-Packard veteran once considered a prime CEO candidate, is relinquishing day-to-day responsibilities and will take a seat on the HP board. Here's HP's official statement .


May 19, 2011  5:36 PM

HP CEO forecast cuts kick up ruckus



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Leo Apotheker, Mark Hurd

Many Hewlett-Packard VARs are not enamored of the company’s new CEO and have been vocal—if not attributable—in their view that he is not “the” guy to run HP. Most of those VARs were fans of the previous CEO, Mark Hurd. Depending on your point of view, Hurd managed the company—or Wall...


April 17, 2011  7:32 PM

SAP loses its Wookey: Will he show up at HP?



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, David Meyer, Hewlett-Packard, HP, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, John Wookey, Leo Apotheker, Oracle, SAP

The twitterverse is tingling with reports (from reliable sorts like Ray Wang) that John Wookey is leaving/has left SAP. No word on his destination but smart money's on Hewlett-Packard.


March 30, 2011  4:18 PM

Top Ten Takeaways from HP APC



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, HP Americas Partner Conference, HP APC, HP partners, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Leo Apotheker, Randy Seidl, Stephen DiFranco

LAS VEGAS--Hewlett-Packard's Americas Partner Conference was chock-full of threads this week. Here's what bubbled to the top.   1: The jury's still out on whether new HP CEO Leo...

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March 29, 2011  2:44 PM

HP APC: Leo’s here, how’d he do?



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Barbara Darrow, Hewlett-Packard, HP, HP APC, HP partners, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, Leo Apotheker, Mark Hurd, Oracle

LAS VEGAS--Hewlett-Packard VARs have had their knickers in a twist since the unceremonious departure of HP CEO Mark Hurd in August and the subsequent hiring of Leo Apotheker as CEO a few months later.